Creative Solution

Will Marshall of Marshall Strategic Marketing has been getting some spectacular results for his clients. We were talking about how that happens and I realized he is doing something I learned about 30 years ago, finding the Creative Solution. It’s difficult to positively define the creative solution. I get irritated when I am looking forRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up August 20, 2010

Gadi Ben-Yehuda: Eye on FDA: A Look at FDA’s Transparency Bloomberg: SEC’s New Jersey Fraud Case Seen as Harbinger in Muni Crackdown This week I seemed to find news about transparency (the good cop to accountability’s bad cop) in unlikely places. Or at least places I don’t normally look. The first is Mark Senak’s blog,Read… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links – August 20, 2010

Learning as we go: Col. John Thompson: Air Force Using Serious Game Technology to Enhance Training Geordie Adams: Failure really is a good thing Alan Silberberg: In You Face Gov 2.0 As Contact Sport Janrain: Measuring the Popularity of Social Media Platforms Across the Web Andrew Weber: Tweeting THOMAS and Connecting with Congress Guidance forRead… Read more »

How citizens are using accounts from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to register and login to websites

http://www.janrain.com/blogs/measuring-popularity-social-media-platforms-across-web In January and April of this year, we shared data on which social network or email identities people use to sign-in to websites and their preferred social networks for sharing their online activities. Today, Mashable published an update of our data. Publications such as Mashable, TechCrunch or ReadWriteWeb frequently report on new services andRead… Read more »

Earned media vs. paid media impact

http://www.janrain.com/blogs/examining-trust-social-media Scott Monty, who heads up social media efforts at Ford Motor Company, recently wrote a great blog post about trust in social media. Monty cites data published by eMarketer displaying the most trusted sources of information for people who use social media. It comes as little surprise that the three most trusted sources ofRead… Read more »

Telework and COOP: What If Your Building Goes Bye-Bye?

Telework and COOP Earlier this month I participated in a blog that asked the question; “What happens if your building is knocked out forever?”. The responses were many and interesting as they discussed the need: for relationships with real estate groups to have contingent space, relationships with distributors for replacing equipment hot sites and coldRead… Read more »

Reason No. 3 for “bite-sized” government: Do your government employees know where taxes and fees go?

Where does the money for vehicle registration and title go? This was the question I asked the tag clerk Tuesday while scribbling a $600-plus check. What did I get? A blank stare. So I guessed … “Does it go toward road maintenance, bridge repair, etc.?” Other employees began to chime in. Some guessed it wentRead… Read more »

Success Rule # 3 – Volunteer for more work

Yup that’s right. I find, when asked, most people WANT more work – as long as it’s meaningful and purposeful. When possible look for those opportunities. It’s an opportunity to contribute to the team, to learn something new, and to gain an appreciation … and greater understanding perhaps of the bigger picture. When you volunteerRead… Read more »